Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised this Sunday that justice will be brought against those responsible for the death of Israeli-Moldovan rabbi Zvi Kogan, after his body was found in the United Arab Emirates, in an event described by Israeli authorities as an “attack.” anti-Semitic.”
“The murder of an Israeli citizen and an emissary of Chabad (ultra-Orthodox branch of Judaism) is a criminal anti-Semitic terrorist attack,” Netanyahu said today at the beginning of the meeting with his government cabinet, adding that Israel “will act by all means.” ” to bring the perpetrators to justice.
“None of them will be saved,” warned the president, who thanked the cooperation with the United Arab Emirates in the investigation and said that they will work to strengthen their ties.
A 28-year-old ultra-Orthodox rabbi
Zvi Kogan, 28, was an ultra-Orthodox rabbi who disappeared last Thursday and was living in Dubai. Israel and the United Arab Emirates established diplomatic relations in September 2020 under the Abraham Accords, and made great progress in the bilateral relationship, especially commercially, until the wars in Gaza and Lebanon cooled ties without severing them.
Kogan was an emissary of the Chabad Lubavitch movement, a prominent and highly observant branch of ultra-Orthodox Judaism based in the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York.
Israeli President Isaac Herzog also described the event as a “vile anti-Semitic attack” in a statement and sent his condolences to Rabbi Kogan’s wife and family, in addition to ensuring that he trusts that the authorities in the UAE will work to prosecute the perpetrators. responsible.
“This is a reminder of the inhumanity of the enemies of the Jewish people. It will not stop us from continuing to foster flourishing communities in the United Arab Emirates or elsewhere, especially with the help of the commitment and work of Chabad (ultra-Orthodox organization) emissaries around the world,” Herzog stated.
For his part, the radical Minister of Finance, the settler Bezalel Smotrich, described the event as an “anti-Semitic terrorist attack” and also sent his condolences to the relatives of the deceased, in addition to asking for justice.
“Chabad emissaries have been working for decades with love and a sense of responsibility toward the people of Israel around the world. The State of Israel is committed to its security and the security of Jews around the world,” Somotrich added in X.
The radical and racist Minister of National Security, Itamar Ben Gvir, also expressed his pain in X, where he said that Israel thanks “the thousands of emissaries in the world who are doing holy work” for their work.
Shortly before, after learning of his death this Sunday, Netanyahu’s Office and the Foreign Ministry had already described Kogan’s death as an “anti-Semitic terrorist incident” and assured that “Israel will act by all means and bring justice to the criminals responsible.”
Source: www.lavanguardia.com
